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  1. Article ; Online: Integrative taxonomy reveals the conspecific status of Xerotricha madritensis (Rambur, 1868) and Helicella candoni Thach, 2018 (Gastropoda, Geomitridae).

    Miller, Jonathan P

    Zoology (Jena, Germany)

    2023  Volume 161, Page(s) 126128

    Abstract: The Mediterranean region is a biodiversity hotspot. Mollusks represent the second most diverse phylum, with high species richness, endemism, and significant numbers of threatened species. The non-marine species are an especially vulnerable group. New ... ...

    Abstract The Mediterranean region is a biodiversity hotspot. Mollusks represent the second most diverse phylum, with high species richness, endemism, and significant numbers of threatened species. The non-marine species are an especially vulnerable group. New taxa are frequently described although the descriptions often lack biological support. This is true for Helicella candoni Thach, 2018, originally described from Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain. Thatch (2018) considered H. candoni to be similar to Xerotricha madritensis (Rambur, 1868) but the comparison was made on the basis of basic conchological characters. The present study analyzed topotypes of X. madritensis and H. candoni using integrative taxonomy to evaluate the relationship of the two taxa and their status within Helicella A. Férussac, 1821 and Xerotricha Monterosato, 1892 respectively. A matrix of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) yielded a total of 618 bp. Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood analyses showed that H. candoni and X. madritensis clustered closely together along with Helicella itala. Mean sequence divergence for COI between H. candoni and X. madritensis was 1.42 %. Both taxa are similar in shell shape and colour. Genitalia dimensions of H. condoni were very similar to those of X. madritensis. These data indicate that H. candoni is a junior synonym of X. madritensis. The phylogenetic analyses showed that, despite its morphological similarities, X. madritensis is a species of Helicella instead of Xerotricha.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gastropoda/genetics ; Gastropoda/anatomy & histology ; Phylogeny ; Bayes Theorem ; Spain ; Biodiversity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-27
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1191401-4
    ISSN 1873-2720 ; 0944-2006
    ISSN (online) 1873-2720
    ISSN 0944-2006
    DOI 10.1016/j.zool.2023.126128
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  2. Book: Food studies

    Miller, Jeff / Deutsch, Jonathan

    an introduction to research methods

    2014  

    Author's details Jeff Miller and Jonathan Deutsch
    Keywords Food--Research
    Language English
    Size 219 S. : Ill., 24 cm
    Edition Repr.
    Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
    Publishing place London u.a.
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book
    Note Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index
    HBZ-ID HT017724089
    ISBN 978-1-8452-0680-2 ; 1-8452-0680-0 ; 978-1-8452-0681-9 ; 1-8452-0681-9
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  3. Article ; Online: Unfamiliarity generates costly aggression in interspecific avian dominance hierarchies.

    Leighton, Gavin M / Drury, Jonathan P / Small, Jay / Miller, Eliot T

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 335

    Abstract: Dominance hierarchies often form between species, especially at common feeding locations. Yet, relative to work focused on the factors that maintain stable dominance hierarchies within species, large-scale analyses of interspecific dominance hierarchies ... ...

    Abstract Dominance hierarchies often form between species, especially at common feeding locations. Yet, relative to work focused on the factors that maintain stable dominance hierarchies within species, large-scale analyses of interspecific dominance hierarchies have been comparatively rare. Given that interspecific behavioral interference mediates access to resources, these dominance hierarchies likely play an important and understudied role in community assembly and behavioral evolution. To test alternative hypotheses about the formation and maintenance of interspecific dominance hierarchies, we employ an large, participatory science generated dataset of displacements observed at feeders in North America in the non-breeding season. Consistent with the hypothesis that agonistic interference can be an adaptive response to exploitative competition, we find that species with similar niches are more likely to engage in costly aggression over resources. Among interacting species, we find broad support for the hypothesis that familiarity (measured as fine-scale habitat overlap) predicts adherence to the structure of the dominance hierarchy and reduces aggression between species. Our findings suggest that the previously documented agonistic hierarchy in North American birds emerges from species-level adaptations and learned behaviors that result in the avoidance of costly aggression.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Aggression ; Birds ; North America ; Recognition, Psychology ; Social Dominance
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-44613-0
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  4. Article ; Online: Fluorinated nucleosides, nucleotides and sugar nucleotides.

    Dolan, Jonathan P / Benckendorff, Caecilie Mm / Field, Robert A / Miller, Gavin J

    Future medicinal chemistry

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 13, Page(s) 1111–1114

    MeSH term(s) Nucleotides ; Nucleosides ; Pyrimidines ; Halogenation ; Sugars
    Chemical Substances Nucleotides ; Nucleosides ; Pyrimidines ; Sugars
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1756-8927
    ISSN (online) 1756-8927
    DOI 10.4155/fmc-2023-0159
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  5. Article ; Online: Biocatalytic Approaches to Building Blocks for Enzymatic and Chemical Glycan Synthesis.

    Dolan, Jonathan P / Cosgrove, Sebastian C / Miller, Gavin J

    JACS Au

    2022  Volume 3, Issue 1, Page(s) 47–61

    Abstract: While the field of biocatalysis has bloomed over the past 20-30 years, advances in the understanding and improvement of carbohydrate-active enzymes, in particular, the sugar nucleotides involved in glycan building block biosynthesis, have progressed ... ...

    Abstract While the field of biocatalysis has bloomed over the past 20-30 years, advances in the understanding and improvement of carbohydrate-active enzymes, in particular, the sugar nucleotides involved in glycan building block biosynthesis, have progressed relatively more slowly. This perspective highlights the need for further insight into substrate promiscuity and the use of biocatalysis fundamentals (rational design, directed evolution, immobilization) to expand substrate scopes toward such carbohydrate building block syntheses and/or to improve enzyme stability, kinetics, or turnover. Further, it explores the growing premise of using biocatalysis to provide simple, cost-effective access to stereochemically defined carbohydrate materials, which can undergo late-stage chemical functionalization or automated glycan synthesis/polymerization.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2691-3704
    ISSN (online) 2691-3704
    DOI 10.1021/jacsau.2c00529
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  6. Article ; Online: Unfamiliarity generates costly aggression in interspecific avian dominance hierarchies

    Gavin M. Leighton / Jonathan P. Drury / Jay Small / Eliot T. Miller

    Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2024  Volume 8

    Abstract: Abstract Dominance hierarchies often form between species, especially at common feeding locations. Yet, relative to work focused on the factors that maintain stable dominance hierarchies within species, large-scale analyses of interspecific dominance ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Dominance hierarchies often form between species, especially at common feeding locations. Yet, relative to work focused on the factors that maintain stable dominance hierarchies within species, large-scale analyses of interspecific dominance hierarchies have been comparatively rare. Given that interspecific behavioral interference mediates access to resources, these dominance hierarchies likely play an important and understudied role in community assembly and behavioral evolution. To test alternative hypotheses about the formation and maintenance of interspecific dominance hierarchies, we employ an large, participatory science generated dataset of displacements observed at feeders in North America in the non-breeding season. Consistent with the hypothesis that agonistic interference can be an adaptive response to exploitative competition, we find that species with similar niches are more likely to engage in costly aggression over resources. Among interacting species, we find broad support for the hypothesis that familiarity (measured as fine-scale habitat overlap) predicts adherence to the structure of the dominance hierarchy and reduces aggression between species. Our findings suggest that the previously documented agonistic hierarchy in North American birds emerges from species-level adaptations and learned behaviors that result in the avoidance of costly aggression.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Current Applications of Ablative Therapies for Trigeminal Neuralgia.

    Chakraborty, Arpan R / Sunshine, Kerrin / Miller, Jonathan P / Sweet, Jennifer A

    Neurosurgery clinics of North America

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 285–290

    Abstract: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a syndrome consisting of episodic neuropathic facial pain. Although the precise symptoms vary across individuals, TN is typically described as lancinating electrical shocks triggered by sensory stimuli (light touch, talking, ... ...

    Abstract Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a syndrome consisting of episodic neuropathic facial pain. Although the precise symptoms vary across individuals, TN is typically described as lancinating electrical shocks triggered by sensory stimuli (light touch, talking, eating, and brushing teeth) that improve with antiepileptic medication (especially carbamazepine), remit spontaneously for weeks to months (pain-free intervals), and do not involve any changes in baseline sensation. The etiology of TN has not been definitively established, but many cases are associated with compression of the trigeminal nerve by a blood vessel at the trigeminal root entry zone adjacent to the brainstem. Patients who do not respond to medical management and who are not candidates for microvascular decompression often benefit from focal therapeutic injury to the trigeminal nerve at some point along its course. Many lesions have been described, including peripheral neurectomies that target distal branches of the trigeminal nerve, rhizotomies of the Gasserian ganglion of the nerve within Meckel's cave, radiosurgery of the trigeminal nerve at its root entry zone, partial sensory rhizotomy at the root entry zone, tractotomy of the spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve, and DREZotomy of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis, Though the latter two interventions are seldom done for TN and more commonly performed for trigeminal neuropathic pain. This article reviews the relevant anatomy and lesioning procedures for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Trigeminal Neuralgia/surgery ; Trigeminal Nerve/pathology ; Trigeminal Nerve/surgery ; Neuralgia ; Microvascular Decompression Surgery/adverse effects ; Radiosurgery/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1196855-2
    ISSN 1558-1349 ; 1042-3680
    ISSN (online) 1558-1349
    ISSN 1042-3680
    DOI 10.1016/j.nec.2022.12.005
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  8. Article ; Online: Commentary: The Emerging Role of Biomarkers in Adaptive Modulation of Clinical Brain Stimulation.

    Zhou, Xiaofei / Miller, Jonathan P

    Neurosurgery

    2019  Volume 85, Issue 3, Page(s) E440–E441

    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers ; Brain ; Deep Brain Stimulation ; Stereotaxic Techniques
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 135446-2
    ISSN 1524-4040 ; 0148-396X
    ISSN (online) 1524-4040
    ISSN 0148-396X
    DOI 10.1093/neuros/nyz097
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  9. Article ; Online: Impact of the Canadian CT head rule supplemented by the original published minimum inclusion criteria to assist emergency department clinicians' assessment of patients presenting post fall from residential aged care: a retrospective audit.

    Lee, Charlene / Beavers, Jonathan / Pham, Jonathan / Hackett, Liam / Miller, Joseph / Buntine, Paul

    BMC geriatrics

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 607

    Abstract: ... group (p <  0.01). The diagnostic yield in the pre- and post-intervention groups was 3.7 and 5.6 ... respectively (p = 0.52). No variation was observed in medical management between groups, and no patients ...

    Abstract Background: A large number of CT brain (CTB) scans are ordered in the ED for older patients with a confirmed or possible head strike but no ongoing symptoms of a head injury. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Canadian CT head rule supplemented by the original published minimum inclusion criteria to assist clinician assessment of the need for CTB following minimal trauma fall in patients presenting from residential aged care facilities to a major metropolitan emergency department (ED).
    Methods: This study was conducted as a pre- and post-intervention retrospective audit. The intervention involved implementation of a decision support tool to help clinicians assess patients presenting to the ED following a fall. The tool integrated the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR) in conjunction with a simplified set of inclusion criteria to help clinicians define a minimum threshold for a "minor head injury". Outcome data pertaining to CT brain ordering practices and results were compared over symmetrical 3-month time periods pre- and post-intervention in 2 consecutive years.
    Results: The study included 233 patients in the pre-intervention arm and 241 in the post-intervention arm. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics were similar in both groups. There was a 20% reduction in the total number of CTB scans ordered following tool implementation, with 134 (57.0%) scans in the pre-intervention group and 90 (37.3%) in the post-intervention group (p <  0.01). The diagnostic yield in the pre- and post-intervention groups was 3.7 and 5.6% respectively (p = 0.52). No variation was observed in medical management between groups, and no patients in either group underwent neurosurgical intervention.
    Conclusions: Use of the CCHR supplemented by the original published minimum inclusion criteria appeared to safely reduce the number of CTB scans performed in residential aged care facility residents presenting to an ED after a fall, with no associated adverse outcomes. A larger study across multiple centres is required to determine widespread efficacy and safety of this tool.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Canada/epidemiology ; Craniocerebral Trauma/diagnosis ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2059865-8
    ISSN 1471-2318 ; 1471-2318
    ISSN (online) 1471-2318
    ISSN 1471-2318
    DOI 10.1186/s12877-022-03284-0
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  10. Article ; Online: Improved Side-Effect Stimulation Thresholds and Postoperative Transient Confusion With Asleep, Image-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Kesarwani, Rohit / Mahajan, Uma V / Wang, Alexander S / Kilbane, Camilla / Shaikh, Aasef G / Miller, Jonathan P / Sweet, Jennifer A

    Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)

    2024  

    Abstract: ... higher with i3D-F guidance in the subthalamic nucleus (MER, 2.80 mA ± 0.98; i3D-F, 3.46 mA ± 0.92; P ... 002) and VIM (MER, 2.81 mA ± 1.00; i3D-F, 3.19 mA ± 1.03; P = .0018). Less pTC with i3D-F guidance ... MER, 7.5%; i3D-F, 1.2%; P = .034) was also found.: Conclusion: Although clinical efficacy between ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Asleep, image-guided deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a modern alternative to awake, microelectrode recording (MER) guidance. Studies demonstrate comparable efficacy and complications between techniques, although some report lower stimulation thresholds for side effects with image guidance. In addition, few studies directly compare the risk of postoperative transient confusion (pTC) across techniques. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical efficacy, stimulation thresholds for side effects, and rates of pTC with MER-guided DBS vs intraoperative 3D-fluoroscopy (i3D-F) guidance in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor.
    Methods: Consecutive patients from 2006 to 2021 were identified from the departmental database and grouped as having either MER-guided DBS or i3D-F-guided DBS insertion. Directional leads were used once commercially available. Changes in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)-III scores, levodopa equivalent daily dose, Fahn-Tolosa-Marin scores, and stimulation thresholds were assessed, as were rates of complications including pTC.
    Results: MER guidance was used to implant 487 electrodes (18 globus pallidus interna, GPi; 171 subthalamic nucleus; 76 ventrointermediate thalamus, VIM) in 265 patients. i3D-F guidance was used in 167 electrodes (19 GPi; 25 subthalamic nucleus; 41 VIM) in 85 patients. There were no significant differences in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating III Scale, levodopa equivalent daily dose, or Fahn-Tolosa-Marin between groups. Stimulation thresholds for side effects were higher with i3D-F guidance in the subthalamic nucleus (MER, 2.80 mA ± 0.98; i3D-F, 3.46 mA ± 0.92; P = .002) and VIM (MER, 2.81 mA ± 1.00; i3D-F, 3.19 mA ± 1.03; P = .0018). Less pTC with i3D-F guidance (MER, 7.5%; i3D-F, 1.2%; P = .034) was also found.
    Conclusion: Although clinical efficacy between MER-guided and i3D-F-guided DBS was comparable, thresholds for stimulation side effects were higher with i3D-F guidance and the rate of pTC was lower. This suggests that image-guided DBS may affect long-term side effects and pose a decreased risk of pTC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2767575-0
    ISSN 2332-4260 ; 2332-4252
    ISSN (online) 2332-4260
    ISSN 2332-4252
    DOI 10.1227/ons.0000000000001076
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